I hope that you and your children are having fun learning alongside the Poppins Book Nook participants. Last month we explored and created storybook activities themed to Caldecott Medal books. This month’s new theme is forest and woods themed storybooks and is sure to have a lot of variety and fun for everyone since there is a lot of variety to be had from the numerous stories and tales about forests and woods. There is sure to be some storybook fun for every child out there at every reading level for forest and woods.

Yet again, this month our local library left us with a lot of hard decisions to make because the month’s theme of Forest and Woods themed books is such a diverse topic and there are so many to choose from. While looking around, one in particular really caught our eye. The forest and woods themed storybook that caught our eye was The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. This fun storybook follows a mouse through the woods on an adventurous journey that is fun for children of all ages. Make sure to also read my review of The Gruffalo DVD’s while you are here!

This month we dove into the world of forests and woods with The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. The adventurous book is full of the vivid imagery of the mouse’s journey and story as he wanders through the forest. Why not check out a fun video trailer for The Gruffalo below…

If you agree that this storybook is not only cute and fun, but also a great read, then why not also add a hands-on learning activity to your lesson. With that in mind, why not check out my new, and FREE, Gruffalo Inspired Spelling Sensory Bin. I was inspired to create this activity by these super cool Spelling Mats by Happy Brown House (make sure to check them out and purchase them today!). These cards have been a huge hit in my house with some children I have been teaching over the summer break. I decided to put my own spin onto my spelling cards and make it a hands-on learning activity worthy of The Gruffalo.

Gruffalo Inspired Spelling Sensory Bin

To make your very own Gruffalo Inspired Sensory Bin you will need the following materials:

Start by reading The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. Once you read it, try to discuss the images from the forest and the woods around the characters. Next, it is time to start making your Gruffalo Inspired Spelling Sensory Bin.

The first step is to make your green colored rice. There are a lot of ways to do this, but my personally favorite is a very easy recipe by Powerful Mothering. I was amazed at how easy it is to make the colored rice with only rice and food coloring, not to mention how quickly it is ready to use.

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You are now ready to extend your learning fun from The Gruffalo by simply assembling your Gruffalo Inspired Spelling Sensory Bin. Add the green colored rice into your sensory bin box or container then pour out your spelling tiles on top of your colored rice. Then, distribute your finger puppets in the letters and rice. Viola, your Gruffalo Inspired Spelling Sensory Bin is ready to use! Your children or students are now ready to use their spelling cards to practice their spelling words from the story by finding the letters in the sensory bin to spell the words on the cards.

If you are looking for even more Gruffalo Inspired storybook learning fun, why not check out the fun activities found HERE. The fun activities you can find include:

Enter the Woods with The Gruffalo Bundle Giveaway! Get ready for some fun in the woods with this month’s Gruffalo Bundle Giveaway! The Gruffalo is a fun children’s book set in the woods and has a very funny, yet easy to follow story. This month the Poppins Book Nook group has partnered with NCircle Entertainment to offer readers a chance to win a brand new copy of The Gruffalo storybook, The Gruffalo DVD, and the Gruffalo’s Child DVD. This month’s lucky winner will enjoy all this woods themed family storybook and DVD fun with their family compliments of NCircle Entertainment and the Poppins Book Nook cohosts.

Entrants must be 18 years or older and reside in a country that receives U.S. Postal mail. This giveaway is brought to you by the company NCircle Entertainment in connection with Enchanted Homeschooling Mom who is owner and founder of the Poppins Book Nook. By entering this giveaway you are also acknowledging that you have read and agree to all of the PromoSimple terms & conditions as well as Enchanted Homeschooling Mom’s disclosures found here {http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/disclosures/}. Just enter the PromoSimple below to win:

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